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January 8, 2015

Gensan bans fixers at One Stop Shop


GENERAL SANTOS CITY: The Business Permits and License Division (BPLD) of the City Mayor’s Office is strengthening its policy against the alleged operation of "fixers," a new release forwarded to Mindanao Pilgrim said.


Started last Jan. 5, only professionalized bookkeepers and processors are allowed to transact in the one-stop shop for the business permits and renewals, BPLD head Geraldine Zamora said.

Zamora said Mayor Ronnel Rivera strictly ordered the end for fixers during the business renewal and application season as mandated by the Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007 or RA 9485.

 Rivera says he is serious with the matter; he doesn't want any kind of delays to be caused by these fixers.

Moreover, he doesn't want any of the local government unit employees to be involved in these kinds of undertakings, Zamora added, quoting Rivera’s order.

It can be recalled that the BPLD conducted a seminar in November last year for designated company and business bookkeepers, processors, and representatives.

The purpose of the seminar is to identify and regulate the participants, as well as to orient them regarding the process flow of the one-stop shop.

Those who failed to attend the seminar were automatically forbidden to perform any transactions here in the one-stop shop.

Businessmen who attended the seminar commented it was good because it somehow guaranteed that everyone will be treated fairly.

The one-stop shop will last until Jan. 20, as Rivera instructed the involved departments to extend their services even on weekends if necessary.

The one-stop shop consolidates every necessary procedure into a single venue to lessen the expense of money and energy of any processor.

Philhealth, SSS, Pag-Ibig, and respective barangay offices are positioned in the ground floor of the One-Stop Building at the back of the Old City Hall to decongest the lobby of the City Hall.